3:30 AM,
Jul. 8, 2013

A jar of honey in the shape of a bear awaits customers at Pap's Hilltop Honey at the Chillicothe Farmers Market.

Written by

Sharon Steinhoff
Special to the Gazette

A passion going back a couple of generations can be found in row after row of small honey bear jars every Saturday in the parking lot of the Ross County Service Center.

Pap's Hilltop Honey, owned and operated by Chris and Marc Lewis, has been with the Chillicothe Farmers Market for four years, with Chris serving as market treasurer for the first time this year. They provide market customers with raw honey in a variety of sizes.

For people unfamiliar with the intricacies of collecting and bottling the sticky treat, raw honey is honey that has not been pasteurized. The Lewis family thinks ...